Students cheer as teachers wave flags before the students take their national college entrance exam in Hengshui, Hebei province, June 7, 2014. According to Xinhua News Agency, about 9.39 million students would take China's national college entrance exams or "gaokao" from June 7 to 8, which is a fiercely competitive test that is seen as make-or-break for getting ahead.

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Andrei Sidenko, who was awarded the Teacher of the Year prize in 2013, attempts to compare the Russian university entrance exam with its analogues in the United States (SAT), the United Kingdom (A-level) and China (Gaokao).